Poetic Devices

Hyperbole- An exaggeration ex- The table weighed a ton.

Alliteration-repetition of an initial consonant sound ex-She sells sea-shells down by the sea-shore

Rhythm & Rhyme- when the end or final sound of two or more words are identical and has a certain pattern and beat
ex-I saw a cat, He wore a big hat
Metaphor-comparison of unlike things or saying one thing is another ex- It is raining cats.

Analogy- similarities in different things ex-Nature's first green is gold


Repetition-the repeating of words, phrases or lines ex- Because I do not hope to turn again Because I do not hope Because I do not hope to turn....

Personification-when you make a thing, idea, or an animal do something only humans can do.
ex-Wind yells while blowing

Allusion-a brief reference to a person, event, place, or phrase.
ex-Christy didn't like to spend money. She was no Scrooge, but she seldom purchased anything except the bare necessities

Euphemism-Euphemism is the substitution of a soft agreeable expression instead of one that is harsh or unpleasant.
ex- pass away instead of die

Imagery-The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas.
ex-My father lies back and hushed beneath white hospital sheets.



Irony-The result of an action or situation is the reverse of what is expected.
ex-
Water, water, every where,
Nor any drop to drink.

Malapropism-misuse of a word, especially by confusion with one of similar sound.
ex-First, who think you the most desertless man to be constable? meaning deserving

Onomatopoeia-onomatopoeia are words that sound like the objects they name or the sounds those objects make.
ex- zip goes the jacket

Oxymoron-A rhetorical figure in which incongruous or contradictory terms are combined
ex-a deafening silence

Satire-
A literary work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony, derision, or wit.
ex-
There's no money in poetry
Coz poets are the biggest fools

Penning for the love of it
Not demanding what is due

Got to change garbs now
And write songs and ad jingles

To sell some color water
And lure a billion people

You get paid a pretty fortune
And they get peptic ulcers

I'll die a rich jingler
Than live a poor poet

Simile-Simile is when you compare two nouns (persons, places or things) that are unlike, with "like" or "as."
ex- Sadness is as happy as laughter

Symbol-
an image loaded with significance beyond literal definition
ex-The sun got darker - the person is about to die

Theme-A theme in poetry is the main idea of the poem and/or the authors' feelings about it.
ex- some themes can be about: childhood,love,death,war,friendship ect.....